Saturday, May 22
2:00-4:00pm The Architecture of Trust
Walking exploration in conjunction with Boston by Foot of Boston’s Financial District, featuring the work of architects Shepley Rutan and Coolidge, Daniel Burnham, Parker Thomas and Rice, and Cass Gilbert. Place:
South Station’s Acela Lounge, Boston, Massachusetts Cost: ICA & CA and Boston by Foot Members: $15.00 Non-members $20.00 RSVP: Contact Michael J. Tyrrell at tvaboston@hotmail.com or (617) 459-1232
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
6:30pm—8:30pm The Future of the Past: a Conservation Ethic for Architecture, Urbanism, and Historic Preservation by Steven W. Semes
Book lecture and signing by Steven W. Semes, Academic Director, Rome Studies Program, University of Notre Dame School of Architecture
Professor Steven W. Semes will lecture on his recently published book which examines the relationship between contemporary historic preservation practices and the emergence of new traditional and classical design among architects and urban designers.
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Tour of Historic New Haven, Connecticut
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Friday, June 25 through Sunday, June 27, 2010 Cornish/Windsor: 200 Years of Art for the Public and Private Realms
Tours of Cornish and Windsor, Vermont
Join us for the longest days of summer in the shadow of Mt. Ascutney for an excursion into great architecture, fine arts, and building craftsmanship. Tour the work of 19th century architects Asher Benjamin, Alexander Parris, Ammi Burnham Young, Charles Platt, and sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens.
Time and Place: registration from 1:00pm—4:00pm at the Windsor House, Windsor, VT, Friday, June 25 Cost: Members of ICA & CA and HWI/PEI $269; Others: $299 RSVP: Judy Hayward at histwininc@valley.net or 978.922.4440 Click here for more information
Monthly, starting in spring
Days or half-day tours Sketching Tours of Local Classical Architecture, Historic Neighborhoods, and Traditional Interiors
Conducted by local expert architects and artists, sketching tours are being planned to be organized monthly in the Boston area in the coming year. During the cold months, tours will be inside at places such as at the MFA, the cast room at the BPL, and historic churches. Exterior tours in the spring, summer and fall will be conducted in the Back Bay, Beacon Hill, and other Boston historic neighborhoods. Develop your drawing skills and enjoy the camaraderie with like-minded artists (or artists-in-training) in pencil, pen and ink, plein air watercolor and other freehand sketching media. Stay tuned here for the itinerary as it develops.
July/August Design Charette of Shawsheen Village, Andover, Massachusetts
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September Boston by Foot/ICA & CA walking tour
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October Charles Adam Platt Tour in Connecticut
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November/December Drawing course on classical proportions
The Boston Architectural College, Boston, Massachusetts
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November First Annual Bulfinch Awards
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December Holiday Lecture and Party
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